By Adam Pagnucco. A new group of elected officials has endorsed Council Member Andrew Friedson for county executive. They include State’s Attorney John McCarthy, Board of Education Member Rita Montoya,…
2026 Primary
Solomon Announces for Council At-Large
By Adam Pagnucco. Radio host and producer Steve Solomon has announced that he is running as a Democrat for council at-large. With incumbents Evan Glass and Will Jawando running for…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council at-large candidate Scott Goldberg, who is using public campaign financing, has claimed to qualify for public matching funds. Let’s explain how this works. Candidates in the…
By Adam Pagnucco. Former council candidate Sharif Hidayat has established a traditional campaign committee to run in Council District 7. He is targeting incumbent Dawn Luedtke, who is running for…
LIUNA Endorses Jawando for Executive
By Adam Pagnucco. The Philadelphia/Baltimore/Washington Laborers’ District Council (PBWLDC), an affiliate of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), has endorsed Council Member Will Jawando for county executive. This…
Perez and Trone Endorse Glass for Executive
By Adam Pagnucco. Former Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez and former Congressman David Trone are endorsing Council Member Evan Glass for county executive. The twin endorsements have differing political…
Fire Fighters Endorse Friedson
By Adam Pagnucco. In the first labor endorsement of the 2026 county executive primary, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1664 has chosen to support Council Member Andrew Friedson. I’m…
Julie Yang Announces for Council District 1
By Adam Pagnucco. Board of Education Member Julie Yang has announced her candidacy for County Council District 1. She is seeking to succeed Andrew Friedson, who is running for county…
The Teachers are Coming Out to Play
By Adam Pagnucco. Few political weapons in this county have a bigger blast zone than the Apple Ballot, the WMD of MoCo politics. And in a signal that they are…
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando, who is running for county executive, now claims that he has enough contributions from in-county residents to qualify for public matching funds in…